Description |
ix, 277 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 23 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
pt. I : Balancing our food system -- pt. II : Getting started -- pt. III : Some more advanced techniques -- pt. IV : Looking ahead. |
Summary |
Eat Your Greens provides complete instructions for incorporating these nutritional powerhouses into any kitchen garden. This innovative guide shows how familiar garden plants such as sweet potato, okra, beans, peas and pumpkins can be grown to provide both nourishing leaves and other calorie- and protein-rich foods; introduces a variety of non-traditional alternatives readily adapted to local growing conditions, such as chaya, moringa, toon and wolfberry; explains how to improve your soil while getting plenty of vegetables by growing edible cover crops. |
Form |
Issued also in electronic format. |
Subject |
Edible greens.
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Edible greens -- Preservation.
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Vegetable gardening.
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Organic gardening.
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Cooking (Greens)
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Other Form: |
Kennedy, David, 1947- Eat your greens. (CaOONL)20149044437 |
ISBN |
9780865717510 (pbk.) |
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0865717516 (pbk.) |
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9781550925678 (ebook) |
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